Boston — Eric Haase's first reaction when the ball left his bat was to yell at it. Like, get the heck out of here!
He hadn't hit a home run since June 14, a drought of 97 plate appearances. Understandable then that when he connected with a 2-2 cutter from Boston starter Brayan Bello in the fifth inning Saturday, well, he wondered what might go wrong.
"I figured if anything was going to happen it was going to hit the wall or something," Haase said. "Or I would trip going around first base, something crazy.